MCC responds to its entanglements with National Socialism
Categories: NewsOver the past several years, numerous historians have highlighted how different Mennonite communities in Europe before and during the Second World War were entangled with and even actively participated in…
Calgary church learns about its neighbourhood
Categories: NewsAs part of a five-week series focused on land, place and community, members of Calgary Inter-Mennonite Church went on a walk through their neighbourhood. The original idea for the series…
Loss that cannot be counted
Categories: NewsAs millions of civilians continue to flee the devastation of the Russian military invasion of Ukraine, organizations like MCC partner UMAN (Charitable Foundation Uman Help Center) are working to support…
Small town, big heart
Categories: NewsThe small town of Black Creek, British Columbia, showed its generosity with a sale for Ukraine relief, organized by United Mennonite Church, on May 29. The town has a population…
From Vietnam to Ukraine
Categories: NewsThe Don Baergen Resource Room at the Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers (EMCN) is overflowing with donations. Boxes of baby clothes, pots and pans, and bedding, to name a few,…
Is violence the best response to Putin?
Categories: NewsGiven Vladimir Putin’s ruthless aggression, and the obvious limits of sanctions, and the brutal suffering of Ukrainians, is there room to question military response to Russia? What is the role…
Sharing the land
Categories: NewsMany Canadians are familiar with the saying, “We are all treaty people.” It is a slogan created to remind all people, Indigenous and non-Indigenous alike, that treaties offer them rights…
CM hosts first discussion of new online series
Categories: NewsOn May 25, Canadian Mennonite hosted its first-ever discussion event. But the magazine didn’t shy away from immediately diving into a tough topic: the climate crisis and the church. Three…
CM honoured with 10 CCCA awards
Categories: NewsThe Canadian Christian Communications Association awards were handed out online on May 11 to Canadian magazines, newspapers and communications organizations that entered material published or posted online in 2021. Canadian…
Don’t be afraid of your weaknesses
Categories: NewsFor wisdom and insight to face today’s leadership challenges, César García invited participants at the Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary (AMBS) commencement service on April 30 to look to the story…
Individual donations trend up within regional churches
Categories: NewsIndividuals increased direct giving to their regional church in year two of the COVID-19 pandemic. The growth is contrary to the experience of secular charities. According to the CanadaHelps fifth…
MC Eastern Canada plants seeds for a new future
Categories: News“Yes, we all lost sound at the Great Commission.” That humorous comment by Cathrin van Sintern-Dick appeared in the Zoom chat of the first hybrid annual church gathering of Mennonite…
Art and inspiration at B.C. Women’s Day
Categories: NewsWomen of Mennonite Church B.C. once again gathered in person for the spring Women’s Day on May 7, following a two-year pandemic-related hiatus. The event, held at Emmanuel Mennonite Church…
‘The gift of giving’
Categories: NewsAziza, a 29-year-old mother living in Beirut, Lebanon, spends almost all of her husband’s income on hospital visits, oxygen and medication to treat her six-month-old son’s lung disease. (Her full…
Praising God together across barriers
Categories: News“I can see one family with a lot of members, worshipping the same Father,” says Natacha Kyendrebeogo of Burkina Faso. She is one of four young people serving through the…
Valaqua gets a spring makeover
Categories: NewsCamp Valaqua welcomed approximately 30 enthusiastic volunteers at its spring work day on April 30. Volunteers and staff focused on cleaning up brush and splitting wood. “Our woodshed went from…
‘Come over and help us so that we can help the needy ones’
Categories: NewsPastor Desalegn Abebe’s message to North American Mennonites is simple. Abebe is the head of Meserete Kristos Church (MKC), the Anabaptist denomination in Ethiopia, where 17 months of civil violence…
Drop-in program connects kids with creation
Categories: NewsMany children today live in a nature deficit. As screens constantly command their attention, parents tighten their protective grip as dangers outside seem to increase, and a multi-year pandemic continues…
Faith and art in Yarrow
Categories: NewsWalking, biking or driving through twelve Stations of the Cross on Good Friday, April 15, residents of Yarrow, B.C., experienced the story of Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection together through interactive…
Remembering the passage of time
Categories: NewsJohn L. Erb and Barbara Oesch were Amish Mennonites who farmed in Wellesley Township in southwestern Ontario in the late 1800s. They attended Maple View Mennonite Church. Together they raised eight…
